In asking these questions, I have been influenced, as have generations of vegetarians, by Peter Singer. The Australian philosopher is the most important ethicist alive today, and though his views on abortion and infanticide have led to his being dubbed a murderer, the argument for vegetarianism he put forward in Animal Liberation (1975) is unanswerable. His utilitarianism, which has been dismissed as cold and calculating, is in fact deeply compassionate; and though I don't subscribe to it completely, all carnivores ought at the very least to engage with that text, on the grounds that you should know your enemy's argument better than your own.
The two other reasons that Singer and most mainstream vegetarian thinking give for not eating meat have great appeal to some but less to me. One is ecological: if you're worried about global warming, stop pretending you're a do-gooder because you eat organic cabbage that's 8 a gram from Whole Foods, and become vegetarian.
In 2007, a study by the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science in Japan estimated that 2.2lb of beef is responsible for as much carbon dioxide as an average European car emits every 155 miles, and burns enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for nearly 20 days. That is why mass vegetarianism has been official UN policy for several years now. In 1961, the world consumed 71 million tonnes of meat. In 2007, it consumed 284 million tonnes. I hate Malthusians who tells us that more people is a bad thing, but if you think of yourself as green, and also eat meat, you're a hypocrite.
The final reason is health. Cutting red meat, in particular, from your diet reduces the chances of getting cancer, and cleanses your colon. You also work harder, I find, to root out vegetables and greens and fibrous things when you can't eat flesh. Vegetarianism isn't always, but often can be, very good for you.
Unless, that is, it turns you into a sanctimonious chump. And I should say in a spirit of honesty that there is an extremely strong case against being vegetarian – namely that a more boring ethical practice could hardly be imagined. For one thing, you have to forgo an astonishing range of delicious food.Our renowned solarstreetlamps allow you to harness nature’s energy to power your applications.Our large selection which includes goodlampshade, led strips. Vegetarian food can be exquisite – try Mildreds of Soho, or Tamil Nadu if you want to go slightly further afield – but there's no escaping the hole left in your life when BLTs and bourguignon are permanently off the menu.
It's partly for that reason, and partly out of solidarity with the readers of this magnificent newspaper – whom I serve as junior restaurant critic – that I make the selfless decision about once a week to forsake my vegetarian principles, and try a spot of flesh on a plate.
This opens me up, I know, to the charge of moral laxity and hypocrisy. Let me plead guilty, then, and be done with it – except to say, briefly, that quite often I eat meat simply because it makes life so much bloody easier. Unlike other ethical choices you might make, such as becoming a vet or not punching the fat slob taking up too much room next to you on the bus, vegetarianism is a kind of moral visitation that occurs every time you eat. For me, this means about thrice an hour. Given all the other pressures in our lives, this additional stress is hard, really hard,In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity cleaningmachiness. and never more so than when eating socially.
The surest way, as I suspect you'll know, of ruining a dinner pThe basics of solar panels and how to install a ledstreetlight on your roof.arty is for a vegetarian to turn up. That's me. I'm that guy, the balding Indian who says he doesn't eat meat. Not just because of his Hindu heritage, with all the attendant affection for cows, but on grounds of animal welfare,Modern and louboutinshoess and lights to enhance your home. ecology and health. And as I trot out these arguments for the umpteenth time – and even, if you're lucky, mention Franciscan Road – I find myself falling asleep. I'm boring myself. So let me level with you: the benefit in feeling good about my ethical choices is not always, or even often, greater than the cost in utter tediousness, social awkwardness or – worst of all – the charge of hypocrisy.
2013年4月27日 星期六
Asteroid visit is all NASA can afford
A NASA plan to send astronauts to an asteroid was met with skepticism Wednesday when NASA Chief Charlie Bolden presented the idea to top space officials in Congress — though their doubts may not be enough to sink the program.
The asteroid mission, unveiled a few weeks ago, would send a NASA probe to capture a small asteroid and drag it to a point near the moon so astronauts riding a new rocket and capsule could visit it, possibly as soon as 2021.
“The goal is (to) remain the world’s leader in exploration," Bolden said. But members of the U.S. House science committee took issue with the project’s cost and feasibility — and questioned why the agency wasn’t planning a return to the moon en route to an eventual mission to Mars.
As part of its 2014 budget proposal, the White House wants NASA to spend $105 million next year to begin planning the asteroid mission, which could cost upward of $2.6 billion.
After the joy of the birth itself, parenthood sometimes brings the unwelcome news that a newborn has jaundice and must wear goggles and be placed under special lights. Imagine how different this experience might be if there were no goggles, just a warm blanket covering the tiny body, a healing frequency of blue light emanating from its folds.
That comforting scene, already a reality in some hospitals, is evidence of the fundamental rethinking of lighting now under way in research labs, executive offices and investor conferences. Digital revolutionaries have Edison’s 130-year-old industry, and its $100 billion in worldwide revenue, in their sights. Color, control and function are all being reassessed, and new players have emerged like a wave of Silicon Valley startups.
“This is the move from the last industrial-age analog technology to a digital technology," said Fred Maxik, the chief technology officer with the Lighting Science Group Corp., one of many newWith advancements in controls technology, gardenlightingss are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and flexible.er players in the field.
The efforts start with energy efficiency and cost savings but go far beyond replacing inefficient incandescent bulbs. Light’s potential to heal, soothe, invigorate or safeguard people is being exploited to introduce products like the blanket, versions of which are offered by General Electric and in development at Philips, the Dutch electronics giant.
Innovations on the horizon range from smart lampposts that can sense gas hazards to lights harnessed for office productivity or even to cure jet lag. Digital lighting based on light-emitting diodes — LEDs — offers the opportunity to flit beams delicately across stages like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge — creating a light sculpture more elegant than the garish marketers’ light shows on display in Times Square, Piccadilly Circus and the Shibuya district in Tokyo.
“Up till now we only thought — do I have enough light to see,The solarlantern is specially designed for wind-solar hybrid street light system.The exciting new washerextractor55 product is now available here for the first time anywhere! to clean my room, to cut a diamond?" said Ed Crawford, a senior vice president of Philips Lighting Americas. “Now it impacts what I do, how I feel, in emotional ways.We are well known for our in-house custom printed drum ledparlights and pendants."
Energy efficiency is only the beginning,In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity cleaningmachiness. according to experts on the lighting innovations. Take communication between lights. At the University of California, Davis, a bike path illuminated at night with a “just in time" system has one light node alerting another and another down the line as a bicycle goes by, progressively lighting the rider’s way, then dimming back into an energy-saving mode.
Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center at the university, said that with the new technology “we’re going to be able to create a variety of control features in terms of how we introduce points of light in space, but we’re also going to be able to do it with planes and areas of light." For example, he said, there could be light-generating ceilings or walls.
Engineers like Maxik at Lighting Science are now imagining cities that light their streets as needed, without benefit of lampposts. He has created a fixture that could replace the reflective medians in highways south of the snow belt. Once installed along the road’s centerline, they provide as much illumination as streetlamps. The metal and wiring that go into the streetlamp would be unnecessary.
The asteroid mission, unveiled a few weeks ago, would send a NASA probe to capture a small asteroid and drag it to a point near the moon so astronauts riding a new rocket and capsule could visit it, possibly as soon as 2021.
“The goal is (to) remain the world’s leader in exploration," Bolden said. But members of the U.S. House science committee took issue with the project’s cost and feasibility — and questioned why the agency wasn’t planning a return to the moon en route to an eventual mission to Mars.
As part of its 2014 budget proposal, the White House wants NASA to spend $105 million next year to begin planning the asteroid mission, which could cost upward of $2.6 billion.
After the joy of the birth itself, parenthood sometimes brings the unwelcome news that a newborn has jaundice and must wear goggles and be placed under special lights. Imagine how different this experience might be if there were no goggles, just a warm blanket covering the tiny body, a healing frequency of blue light emanating from its folds.
That comforting scene, already a reality in some hospitals, is evidence of the fundamental rethinking of lighting now under way in research labs, executive offices and investor conferences. Digital revolutionaries have Edison’s 130-year-old industry, and its $100 billion in worldwide revenue, in their sights. Color, control and function are all being reassessed, and new players have emerged like a wave of Silicon Valley startups.
“This is the move from the last industrial-age analog technology to a digital technology," said Fred Maxik, the chief technology officer with the Lighting Science Group Corp., one of many newWith advancements in controls technology, gardenlightingss are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and flexible.er players in the field.
The efforts start with energy efficiency and cost savings but go far beyond replacing inefficient incandescent bulbs. Light’s potential to heal, soothe, invigorate or safeguard people is being exploited to introduce products like the blanket, versions of which are offered by General Electric and in development at Philips, the Dutch electronics giant.
Innovations on the horizon range from smart lampposts that can sense gas hazards to lights harnessed for office productivity or even to cure jet lag. Digital lighting based on light-emitting diodes — LEDs — offers the opportunity to flit beams delicately across stages like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge — creating a light sculpture more elegant than the garish marketers’ light shows on display in Times Square, Piccadilly Circus and the Shibuya district in Tokyo.
“Up till now we only thought — do I have enough light to see,The solarlantern is specially designed for wind-solar hybrid street light system.The exciting new washerextractor55 product is now available here for the first time anywhere! to clean my room, to cut a diamond?" said Ed Crawford, a senior vice president of Philips Lighting Americas. “Now it impacts what I do, how I feel, in emotional ways.We are well known for our in-house custom printed drum ledparlights and pendants."
Energy efficiency is only the beginning,In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity cleaningmachiness. according to experts on the lighting innovations. Take communication between lights. At the University of California, Davis, a bike path illuminated at night with a “just in time" system has one light node alerting another and another down the line as a bicycle goes by, progressively lighting the rider’s way, then dimming back into an energy-saving mode.
Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center at the university, said that with the new technology “we’re going to be able to create a variety of control features in terms of how we introduce points of light in space, but we’re also going to be able to do it with planes and areas of light." For example, he said, there could be light-generating ceilings or walls.
Engineers like Maxik at Lighting Science are now imagining cities that light their streets as needed, without benefit of lampposts. He has created a fixture that could replace the reflective medians in highways south of the snow belt. Once installed along the road’s centerline, they provide as much illumination as streetlamps. The metal and wiring that go into the streetlamp would be unnecessary.
2013年4月26日 星期五
Nasim unveils highly acclaimed Peugeot 208
Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor for the Peugeot brand in Malaysia, has launched the multiple-award winning and highly acclaimed all new Peugeot 208.We sell bestchandelier for your residential, commercial, or industrial application.Insteon released one of the first smartphone-controlled gridsolarsystemm this week. In February this year, Peugeot rolled out the 300,000th unit of the new 208 from its plant in Poissy, France.We carry modern lights and solarmodule by world renowned designers and manufacturers.
The stylish and sporty 208 is the first new model launched by Nasim this year and will play a pivotal role in what is set to be another record-breaking year for Peugeot in the nation.
The 208 marks a generational leap from its predecessors with a completely re-generated architecture, style, ergonomics and driving pleasure. Available as a five-door or three-door variant, the new 208's design evokes agility, modernism and refinement.
The exterior of the 208 is characterised by its signature LED daytime running lights and a floating grille to evoke a modern and agile appearance that is in line with Peugeot's new design language.
The rear LED boomerang-shaped lighting blends into the fluid lines of the body creating a harmonious appearance.
The sporty appearance of the exterior is further accentuated by its 16-inch two-tone Helium alloy rims (on the five-door variant) or 17-inch two-tone Oxygen alloy rims (on the three-door variant).Properly placed bottegawallet can generate electric power anywhere the wind blows steady and strong.
The structure of the new 208 has been engineered to deliver outstanding levels of passive and active safety while keeping the overall weight of the vehicle low.
This has been made possible with the use of an aluminium front beam absorber, strengthened front sub frame, laser welding of the roof and extensive use of very high strength steel and ultra high strength steel panels.
The 208 comes standard with six airbags and an Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) featuring ABS, EBD, EBA, DSC and ASR.
Other safety features include Hill Start Assist, two Isofix points at the rear for child seats and all round one-touch anti-pinch power windows with electric child-safety door locks.
As a result, the new 208 achieved a full five-star rating from EURO NCAP under the new and more demanding regulations that were introduced last year.
Among the awards won by the 208 include the 'Best Supermini 2012' by UK's Auto Express New Car Awards, 'European Car Of The Year 2013' by Italy's Auto Europa, 'Best Car Of The Year 2013' in Spain, 'Continental Irish Small Car Of The Year 2013' in Ireland and the '2013 Car of the Year' by Joong Ang Ilbo in Korea.
The price of the 208 five-door variant is RM87,888 while the three-door variant is priced at RM97,888. Both prices are on-the-road with insurance. The 208 comes with a five year warranty with unlimited mileage and complimentary Peugeot Lounge access.
The most efficient option is the front-wheel-drive 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech model, which uses start-stop and regenerative braking to return average mpg of more than 53 and CO2 emissions of 139g/km.
A new range-topping R-Line model joined the line-up at the end of 2012 and is only available with the three most powerful engines and the firm's 4Motion four-wheel-drive system.
A facelift in 2011 brought it into line with other Volkswagens in the range, with a new,We're responsible for the installation and maintenance of flatworkironer. more prominent two-bar grille, a sleeker front bumper, intricate headlights with daytime running lights and LED taillights.
The interior is beautifully crafted, while the manufacturer's latest touchscreen infotainment system and multi-function steering wheel help it to keep up with its newer rivals.
Escape models come with underbody protection, for peace of mind when off-roading, while range-topping R-Line cars get bi-xenon headlights, 18-inch alloy wheels, sportier front and rear bumpers, as well as two-tone sport seats.
The Tiguan has a high driving position and light controls, which makes it just as easy to manoeuvre as a Golf despite its increased size.
The range of petrol and diesel engines includes a 1.4 TSI, a high-powered 2.0 TSI and an efficient 2.0 TDI that's available in a variety of power outputs. The entry-level petrol option is surprisingly capable, but it's the diesel that make the most sense, as they pull smoothly and are very refined. Sport models have quite a firm ride — a trade off for the excellent handling — but models on smaller wheels are more comfortable, which makes them excellent cruisers.
The stylish and sporty 208 is the first new model launched by Nasim this year and will play a pivotal role in what is set to be another record-breaking year for Peugeot in the nation.
The 208 marks a generational leap from its predecessors with a completely re-generated architecture, style, ergonomics and driving pleasure. Available as a five-door or three-door variant, the new 208's design evokes agility, modernism and refinement.
The exterior of the 208 is characterised by its signature LED daytime running lights and a floating grille to evoke a modern and agile appearance that is in line with Peugeot's new design language.
The rear LED boomerang-shaped lighting blends into the fluid lines of the body creating a harmonious appearance.
The sporty appearance of the exterior is further accentuated by its 16-inch two-tone Helium alloy rims (on the five-door variant) or 17-inch two-tone Oxygen alloy rims (on the three-door variant).Properly placed bottegawallet can generate electric power anywhere the wind blows steady and strong.
The structure of the new 208 has been engineered to deliver outstanding levels of passive and active safety while keeping the overall weight of the vehicle low.
This has been made possible with the use of an aluminium front beam absorber, strengthened front sub frame, laser welding of the roof and extensive use of very high strength steel and ultra high strength steel panels.
The 208 comes standard with six airbags and an Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) featuring ABS, EBD, EBA, DSC and ASR.
Other safety features include Hill Start Assist, two Isofix points at the rear for child seats and all round one-touch anti-pinch power windows with electric child-safety door locks.
As a result, the new 208 achieved a full five-star rating from EURO NCAP under the new and more demanding regulations that were introduced last year.
Among the awards won by the 208 include the 'Best Supermini 2012' by UK's Auto Express New Car Awards, 'European Car Of The Year 2013' by Italy's Auto Europa, 'Best Car Of The Year 2013' in Spain, 'Continental Irish Small Car Of The Year 2013' in Ireland and the '2013 Car of the Year' by Joong Ang Ilbo in Korea.
The price of the 208 five-door variant is RM87,888 while the three-door variant is priced at RM97,888. Both prices are on-the-road with insurance. The 208 comes with a five year warranty with unlimited mileage and complimentary Peugeot Lounge access.
The most efficient option is the front-wheel-drive 2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech model, which uses start-stop and regenerative braking to return average mpg of more than 53 and CO2 emissions of 139g/km.
A new range-topping R-Line model joined the line-up at the end of 2012 and is only available with the three most powerful engines and the firm's 4Motion four-wheel-drive system.
A facelift in 2011 brought it into line with other Volkswagens in the range, with a new,We're responsible for the installation and maintenance of flatworkironer. more prominent two-bar grille, a sleeker front bumper, intricate headlights with daytime running lights and LED taillights.
The interior is beautifully crafted, while the manufacturer's latest touchscreen infotainment system and multi-function steering wheel help it to keep up with its newer rivals.
Escape models come with underbody protection, for peace of mind when off-roading, while range-topping R-Line cars get bi-xenon headlights, 18-inch alloy wheels, sportier front and rear bumpers, as well as two-tone sport seats.
The Tiguan has a high driving position and light controls, which makes it just as easy to manoeuvre as a Golf despite its increased size.
The range of petrol and diesel engines includes a 1.4 TSI, a high-powered 2.0 TSI and an efficient 2.0 TDI that's available in a variety of power outputs. The entry-level petrol option is surprisingly capable, but it's the diesel that make the most sense, as they pull smoothly and are very refined. Sport models have quite a firm ride — a trade off for the excellent handling — but models on smaller wheels are more comfortable, which makes them excellent cruisers.
2013年4月25日 星期四
Electronics recycled at UGA event
A long line of cars queued up at the University of Georgia Intramural Fields on Tuesday to shed electronic waste for recycling.
Items brought included computers and monitors, floppy discs by the hundreds, batteries by the thousands, vacuum cleaners, printers, boom boxes, Christmas lights, televisions,Indoorlite Lighting is a professional elevatorpush, LED lights manufacturer in China. microwave ovens, cell phones, a well pump, broken coffee makers and cords of all descriptions. Others turned over their CD collections, including some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century — Ray Charles, The Doors and Van Morrison.
In short, a kind of electronic archaeology of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.“You name it, we get it,” said Ken Parris of Athens’ KP Surplus, an electronics recycling company helping with the effort.
Some also brought styrofoam, but had to keep it. Unlike last year, styrofoam wasn’t accepted at UGA’s second annual “Recycling Happy Hour,” one of a number of environmentally themed events the university is staging this week.
People can bring old electronic devices to the Athens-Clarke County Landfill or the government’s recycling facility anytime during working hours, said Athens-Clarke County recycling administrator Suki Janssen.
But twice a year, people can recycle stuff after normal business hours in these so-called happy hours, she said, once in the fall and once in the spring at UGA.
“Last year we had 175 vehicles from seven counties, plus three bicycles, which was cool,I have purchased bestlasercutter before and have been greatly disappointed.” said UGA sustainability coordinator Kevin Kirsche. Among other things, they brought 1,678 pounds of recyclable electronics, fluorescent light tubes, and 79 televisions.
This year looked like more, said Parris, who feared they would run out of cardboard bins to hold it all.
Abbie Thaxton of radio station WUGA had already counted nearly 100 cars by 6 p.m.,The solarlantern is specially designed for wind-solar hybrid street light system. halfway through, at least officially. Some recyclers began showing up at 4 p.Solar Lighting International offers a stylish commercial roadway solarmodulerry system.m., an hour before the official start, Kirsche said.
Not all will be torn apart for materials. Some computers will be turned over to Free I.T. Athens, a volunteer group that refurbishes computers and then makes them available at low cost to low-income people, Kirsche said.
UGA also staged a campus waste audit Tuesday, dumping out a somewhat smelly wad of garbage collected from about 400 outdoor waste receptacles on the UGA campus. On a lawn beside UGA’s busy Tate Student Center, volunteers and workers in UGA’s sustainability office sorted the mess into recyclable items and stuff that had to go to the landfill.
The purpose was partly educational, to show how much many throw away that could have been recycled. But it will also show just what people put in outdoor trash receptacles as the university plans an outdoor waste system that will make it easier for people to recycle, Kirsche said.
Working with other groups, the UGA sustainability office has scheduled events throughout the week to promote waste reduction and other sustainability measures.
BikeAthens,The gardenlight Intelligent model with special hydraulic braking system, with anemometer and dogvane. an alternative transportation advocacy group, will hold a bicycle safety training from 11 a.m. until noon today on the Myers Hall quad, for example.
On Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Dean Rusk Center, panelists from several area businesses and industries will talk about how they’ve made their businesses more sustainable, often saving money in the process.
Items brought included computers and monitors, floppy discs by the hundreds, batteries by the thousands, vacuum cleaners, printers, boom boxes, Christmas lights, televisions,Indoorlite Lighting is a professional elevatorpush, LED lights manufacturer in China. microwave ovens, cell phones, a well pump, broken coffee makers and cords of all descriptions. Others turned over their CD collections, including some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century — Ray Charles, The Doors and Van Morrison.
In short, a kind of electronic archaeology of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.“You name it, we get it,” said Ken Parris of Athens’ KP Surplus, an electronics recycling company helping with the effort.
Some also brought styrofoam, but had to keep it. Unlike last year, styrofoam wasn’t accepted at UGA’s second annual “Recycling Happy Hour,” one of a number of environmentally themed events the university is staging this week.
People can bring old electronic devices to the Athens-Clarke County Landfill or the government’s recycling facility anytime during working hours, said Athens-Clarke County recycling administrator Suki Janssen.
But twice a year, people can recycle stuff after normal business hours in these so-called happy hours, she said, once in the fall and once in the spring at UGA.
“Last year we had 175 vehicles from seven counties, plus three bicycles, which was cool,I have purchased bestlasercutter before and have been greatly disappointed.” said UGA sustainability coordinator Kevin Kirsche. Among other things, they brought 1,678 pounds of recyclable electronics, fluorescent light tubes, and 79 televisions.
This year looked like more, said Parris, who feared they would run out of cardboard bins to hold it all.
Abbie Thaxton of radio station WUGA had already counted nearly 100 cars by 6 p.m.,The solarlantern is specially designed for wind-solar hybrid street light system. halfway through, at least officially. Some recyclers began showing up at 4 p.Solar Lighting International offers a stylish commercial roadway solarmodulerry system.m., an hour before the official start, Kirsche said.
Not all will be torn apart for materials. Some computers will be turned over to Free I.T. Athens, a volunteer group that refurbishes computers and then makes them available at low cost to low-income people, Kirsche said.
UGA also staged a campus waste audit Tuesday, dumping out a somewhat smelly wad of garbage collected from about 400 outdoor waste receptacles on the UGA campus. On a lawn beside UGA’s busy Tate Student Center, volunteers and workers in UGA’s sustainability office sorted the mess into recyclable items and stuff that had to go to the landfill.
The purpose was partly educational, to show how much many throw away that could have been recycled. But it will also show just what people put in outdoor trash receptacles as the university plans an outdoor waste system that will make it easier for people to recycle, Kirsche said.
Working with other groups, the UGA sustainability office has scheduled events throughout the week to promote waste reduction and other sustainability measures.
BikeAthens,The gardenlight Intelligent model with special hydraulic braking system, with anemometer and dogvane. an alternative transportation advocacy group, will hold a bicycle safety training from 11 a.m. until noon today on the Myers Hall quad, for example.
On Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Dean Rusk Center, panelists from several area businesses and industries will talk about how they’ve made their businesses more sustainable, often saving money in the process.
2013年4月23日 星期二
Innovative technology wrapped up in a sexy red dress
Executive sedans don’t usually elicit a strong emotional response.After years of development and tests,Hummer ledcornlight system finally come out. But the Mazda6 is a different animal. When the cover was pulled from the deep red car at the center of the Japanese carmaker’s booth at the Manila International Auto Show, there was a gasp of appreciation from the assembled crowd. Then, spontaneous applause. It was the first indication that Mazda may very well have a hit on its hands.
A few days later, we had our second encounter with the 6,The industrial ledparlight market demands reliability and efficiency. away from the floodlights and dramatically designed platform.We carry modern lights and solarmodule by world renowned designers and manufacturers. This was at dusk, at the tightly-packed parking lot of the Inquirer. Still,Deep discounts on roofwindturbinebbq, chargers and solar power panel systems. the car was immediately visible from across the lot, its bright “Soul Red” paintjob shimmering in the fading daylight.You ever hear the story of the old laundryequipment? And for the next few days, we would not be able to keep our eyes from locking onto the sedan whenever we passed it. We soon learned that this was no accident.
Mazda created a new paint process for the 6, using two colored coats of paint rather than the usual single color and clear top coat. The base coat has a high concentration of aluminum flakes, forming a highly reflective layer. On top of that goes another coat of paint, a semi-translucent layer with the high-chroma, very intense red color. Light shines through the top layer and is reflected back by the metallic coat. The result is a shimmering, radiant finish that appears to glow when caught by the light, while the parts of the car in shadow appear very dark.
The innovative paint scheme is the finishing touch to the Mazda6’s shapely new bodywork. The new styling is called Kodo-Soul of Motion, first seen on the new CX-5 SUV. On the front, this means beady headlamps flanking a large pentagonal grille, with a smaller trapezoidal grille in the bumper, each with black horizontal slats. A satin chrome element underlines the upper grille, extending into the headlamps. The lights are complex units that incorporate LED daytime running lights. The profile is marked by a cabin-rearward stance, with the base of the A pillars moved back from the front wheels.
Mazda’s trademark cycle fenders are retained, but are integrated much better, arching from the front doors to the bumper. The roof is a single arc that gracefully blends into the trunk section. 19-inch alloys wrapped with low-profile Bridgestones amply fill up the wheel wells. Compared to the more showy exterior of Mazda’s previous generation of models, Kodo is a more sophisticated design language, while being distinctive.
Inside, Mazda is still up to its old tricks of using at least six different types of finishes and combining them into a harmonious whole. Seats, steering wheel and gearshift are trimmed in black leather with red stitching. Soft-touch plastics abound everywhere, with metallic strips acting as accents. There’s an expanse of a deep, chocolate brown not-quite-wood across the dashboard. The audio unit is the same as the CX-5’s, mounted high on the center and using a touchscreen interface. Gauges are brightly lit using white LEDs. The rightmost gauge displays trip computer information, as well as two display screens you won’t find on any other car: the status of the iStop and iEloop systems.
iEloop is a unique energy-recapturing system that uses a capacitor to store energy during deceleration and release it for use when the engine is shut down. By using a capacitor instead of a conventional battery, the system charges up more quickly, in around 10 seconds, which is the usual length of time for a deceleration cycle. The energy stored is then released when the engine shuts down, powering the electricals for up to one minute. iEloop frees the engine from having to generate electrical current most of the time, thus saving energy.
A few days later, we had our second encounter with the 6,The industrial ledparlight market demands reliability and efficiency. away from the floodlights and dramatically designed platform.We carry modern lights and solarmodule by world renowned designers and manufacturers. This was at dusk, at the tightly-packed parking lot of the Inquirer. Still,Deep discounts on roofwindturbinebbq, chargers and solar power panel systems. the car was immediately visible from across the lot, its bright “Soul Red” paintjob shimmering in the fading daylight.You ever hear the story of the old laundryequipment? And for the next few days, we would not be able to keep our eyes from locking onto the sedan whenever we passed it. We soon learned that this was no accident.
Mazda created a new paint process for the 6, using two colored coats of paint rather than the usual single color and clear top coat. The base coat has a high concentration of aluminum flakes, forming a highly reflective layer. On top of that goes another coat of paint, a semi-translucent layer with the high-chroma, very intense red color. Light shines through the top layer and is reflected back by the metallic coat. The result is a shimmering, radiant finish that appears to glow when caught by the light, while the parts of the car in shadow appear very dark.
The innovative paint scheme is the finishing touch to the Mazda6’s shapely new bodywork. The new styling is called Kodo-Soul of Motion, first seen on the new CX-5 SUV. On the front, this means beady headlamps flanking a large pentagonal grille, with a smaller trapezoidal grille in the bumper, each with black horizontal slats. A satin chrome element underlines the upper grille, extending into the headlamps. The lights are complex units that incorporate LED daytime running lights. The profile is marked by a cabin-rearward stance, with the base of the A pillars moved back from the front wheels.
Mazda’s trademark cycle fenders are retained, but are integrated much better, arching from the front doors to the bumper. The roof is a single arc that gracefully blends into the trunk section. 19-inch alloys wrapped with low-profile Bridgestones amply fill up the wheel wells. Compared to the more showy exterior of Mazda’s previous generation of models, Kodo is a more sophisticated design language, while being distinctive.
Inside, Mazda is still up to its old tricks of using at least six different types of finishes and combining them into a harmonious whole. Seats, steering wheel and gearshift are trimmed in black leather with red stitching. Soft-touch plastics abound everywhere, with metallic strips acting as accents. There’s an expanse of a deep, chocolate brown not-quite-wood across the dashboard. The audio unit is the same as the CX-5’s, mounted high on the center and using a touchscreen interface. Gauges are brightly lit using white LEDs. The rightmost gauge displays trip computer information, as well as two display screens you won’t find on any other car: the status of the iStop and iEloop systems.
iEloop is a unique energy-recapturing system that uses a capacitor to store energy during deceleration and release it for use when the engine is shut down. By using a capacitor instead of a conventional battery, the system charges up more quickly, in around 10 seconds, which is the usual length of time for a deceleration cycle. The energy stored is then released when the engine shuts down, powering the electricals for up to one minute. iEloop frees the engine from having to generate electrical current most of the time, thus saving energy.
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